Feb 02
[Note: Do you like my work and want to help me cover the costs and encourage more articles, would you consider making a donation? You can find my PayPal account here, or consider a monthly donation to my Patreon account. Thank you in advance!] It was the height of the rush hour on Monday morning …
Apr 26
UPDATE: I’ve made some changes to the chart, adding the TIDES Foundation and their New Age plastic shaman centre Hollyhock. I also added the Ottawa event, where Brigette DePape spoke. The results were quite telling… _____________________________ When I first read about the Robocall scandal in February, 2012, the allegations shocked me. If it was true that …
May 09
One of my more memorable moments at Occupy Vancouver was the day when two indigenous men from Vancouver’s Downtown East Side (DTES) lit a ‘sacred’ fire in the middle of our camp. I didn’t know it at the time, but both these men had a long history working with Harsha Walia & No One Is …
May 06
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZSyEXES38U?rel=0 I like Derek, he’s a good guy. I’ve worked with him in the past on the Robocall Rallies, and must say that he’s a great public speaker. That said, in this case, he forgot Abbie Hoffman’s first rule for being a successful activist- don’t get caught! (His second rule is to always eat breakfast, …
May 06
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKbYGkrQtIo?rel=0 Someone just posted a link to this video on Facebook, thought I would share. Amongst some great interviews with Lawrence McCurry, Jon Allen, Derrick Soberal, Officer Bubbles, The Scary Lady Cop & Dan Dix– you will also find your’s truly! (starting at around 27 minutes) Though you may be tempted to fast-forward to the best …
Apr 25
I just had the most bizarre interaction with Jon Allen on Facebook a few minutes ago. First, he came to me with a response to what I wrote about the rallies yesterday- this isn’t the unusual part, but it is rather telling. Here’s what he had to say:
Apr 20
I’ve been doing some research on the International Socialists lately, as it seems they have quite a strong impact on the Occupy Movement. I’ve known this for a while, but they escalated in importance to my investigation the moment I learned that Kevin Annett was a member of the IS. It seems this may be …
Apr 17
Dear Jon, First, let me make it clear- I like you, and enjoyed the moments we worked together on the Robocall rallies. You seem to be an intelligent, straightforward, and amicable person. So, I must say, I’m totally confused what you are doing these days with the rallies- you seem to have gone off the …